GAME #30
Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Game Date: Thursday, December 27, 2007
Game Time: 8:00 P.M. ET
Location: American Airlines Center
TV: TNT
Radio: WTAM 1100 AM
Head Coaches
Avery Johnson / Mike Brown
Starters
Devin Harris / Larry Hughes
Eddie Jones / Sasha Pavlovic
Josh Howard / LeBron James
Dirk Nowitzki / Drew Gooden
Erick Dampier / Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Cleveland Cavaliers Bench
Varejao / Gibson / D.Brown / Newble / Jones
Dallas Mavericks Bench
Stackhouse / George / Terry / Bass / Flop
TONIGHT’S QUICK FACTS:
· In the last meeting between these two teams (Oct. 31 at Cleveland) Zydrunas Ilgauskas posted team highs of 17 points and 18 rebounds.
· Anderson Varejao has averaged 11.0 points on .632 shooting (12-19) and 11.0 rebounds in his last three games. He posted a season-high 15 points on a perfect 5-5 shooting to go along with seven rebounds versus Miami on Tuesday.
· Daniel Gibson has made at least two three-pointers in each of his last nine games. It marks the longest streak of his career with at least two three-pointers made in each game. On the season, he has connected on .511 (67-131) from three-point range. He ranks third in the NBA in both three-point percentage and three-pointers made.
· LeBron James posted 25 points and 12 assists in Tuesday’s win over Miami. It marked his ninth double-double of the season and the 83rd of his career.
· Cleveland has averaged just 12.4 turnovers per game in its last five games. In all five games the Cavaliers have committed fewer than 16 turnovers and rank eighth in the NBA in fewest tunovers per game since Dec. 17.
CONNECTIONS
Erick Dampier and Larry Hughes were teammates for three seasons (1999-2002) with the Golden State Warriors…DeSagana Diop was a member of the Cavaliers for four seasons (2001-2005)…Jerry Stackhouse and Larry Hughes were teammates during the 02-03 and 03-04 seasons with the Washington Wizards…Jerry Stackhouse and Damon Jones were teammates during the 01-02 season with the Detroit Pistons…Jerry Stackhouse and Eric Snow were teammates during the 97-98 season with the Philadelphia 76ers…Damon Jones was a member of the Dallas Mavericks during the 99-00 season.